Positive Parenting

Description

One of the greatest joys is found in parenting (Genesis 4:1). God designed the home to be the environment in which society would find lasting cohesion. As long as the family unit is strong society will remain strong. Destroy the family unit and you destroy society’s stability. It is because of this reason that God has given us detailed instructions on the home and family. Over the last half of the twentieth century the “traditional family” has been attacked and savagely “re-designed.” Our current culture is chaotic because the biblically based family structure has been erased. Even within the Lord’s Church the family has not been safe! A number of menacing enemies have threatened the welfare of the family within the Lord’s Church. This study is designed to focus on various aspects of biblical parenting and the Scriptures that present God’s plan for parents.

Table of Contents

1. Positive Parenting Principles
2. The Basic “Types” of Parents
3. Closing Your Child’s Spirit (Colossians 3:21)
4. Crisis in the Family (James 1:2-4)
5. Encouraging Self-Esteem (Ephesians 4:29)
6. Strategies for Self-Esteem (Romans 12:3)
7. A Correct Understanding of Discipline (Ephesians 6:4)
8. Handling Misbehavior (Proverbs 29:15, 17)

Formats Available

Digital Download

The digital download includes a .zip file that contains the materials to teach this series in any Bible class setting and includes the following items:

• Graphics that can be used in bulletins or signage (JPG and PDF formats)
• Printable Teacher Lessons with full-content outlines of each lesson (PDF format)
• Printable Student Handouts with permission to print for students (PDF format)
• Printable Teacher Edition with all lesson outlines, handouts and PowerPoint (PDF format)
• Printable Student Workbook with all student handouts included (PDF format)
• PowerPoint Slideshows for each lesson (PPS format)

The files are organized in the .zip file in labeled folders for easy access, reading, and printing (8.5 x 11 size paper). The purchase of the digital download includes permission to print the files as needed for use in the Bible class but does not allow the sale, transfer, copying, or dissemination of any kind of the digital files from the purchaser to any other user. Additional purchase of the digital download is required by other individuals other than the original purchaser.

USB Drive

The USB Drive has all the materials included in the digital download on a USB flash drive that can be inserted into any computer with a USB port.